Mr Chew had 280 kg of chilli powder. He sold 27 kg of it and packed the remaining chilli powder into packets of 4 kg each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How much chilli powder was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of chilli powder left after selling
= 280 - 27
= 253 kg
Number of packets that Mr Chew got
= 253 ÷ 4
= 63 r 1
(b)
Amount of chilli powder that was left
= 1 kg
Answer(s): (a) 63; (b)1 kg